Loading and unloading device.



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LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22. 19 1s.

Patented May 21,1918.

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LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-22. I916.

Patented May 21,1918.

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LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 1M. 22. P916.

Patented May 21,1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3. 5 5 2 ATTORNEY JOSEPH J. PEELING, or BROOKLYN, NewYORK.

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Patented May 21, 191.;

Application filed January 22, 1916. Serial m. 93,712;

To all whom it may comm:

Be it knowfi'that I, JOSEPH J; PnnniNe, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State or New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Loading and UnloadingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide" a loading and unloading devicewhich is so constructed that it might be built as a part of a boat, car,or other carrier, comprising separate receptacles or holds which may befilled with grain, coal, gravel, or other like materials not of aperishable nature, means being provided to raise the independent holdsor containers to an elevated position and the bottom thereof being soarranged that an outlet may be provided to permit the discharge of thecontents.

A further object is to provide means by which the discharge openings ofthe com partment are closed and the closure thereof is maintained, andadditional means for releasing this securing means and permittingcontrol of the discharge of the contents of the containers.

A stillfurther object is to provide means by which the containers aremounted against displacement to be held in the proper path of movementin both raising and lowering and means by which a chute may be mountedto have the contents of any one of the containers dischargedtherethrough;

VVit-h the above" and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel fea' tures bf construction and combinations of parts whichwill be hereinafter set forth in connection with the accompanyingdrawings and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the hull of a boat having myinvention constructed in connection therewith and with parts broken awayto more clearly illustrate the arrangement of the structure.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of this disclosure in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the lower. end of one of the compartmentswith the bottom illustrated in the lowered position to permit thedischarge of the contents of this receptacle.

Fig. 5 is a View in perspective to show the relative mounting of certainof the parts.

Fig. 6 is a view in elevation to show the operating mechanism.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view to show the'gu'iding means for thereceptacles as the same are raised and lowered.

Fig. 8 is a detail view to better illustrate the means by which thechute is moved to and held in the operative relation.

In the present disclosure 1 have illustrated my invention as constructedas a part of a boat, and in this disclosure, the main hull 1 is made ofsuch a size that thecoit tainers or compartments 2 fit therein, thesecompartments being received between the side Walls and so mounted thatthey are positioned side to side to extend transversely across the hull,and it will of course be understood that these containers might befitted in the hull throughout the entire length thereof when the boat orvessel is to be used as a barge or is to be towed, or where a powerplant is used, the compartments would be mounted only in certain partsof the hull.

A frame structure comprising the angle beam uprights and the cross bars1 is mounted on the hull in such a relation that the angle beam uprightmembers 3 are positioned in a relation that as the compartments areraised from their mounting with in the hull, they will be guided intheir npward movement by these upright members 3. In some instances itmay be found de sirable' to use two L-shaped angle beams, and in otherinstances, it may be deemed de'sir able to use a single T-shaped anglebeam, this arrangement of the parts being better shown in Fig. 7however, it will be understood that the primary object of these up:right members 3 is to guide the raising and lowering movement of thecompartments and to form a supporting structure for the rails 5 and 6which are mounted on the side bars 7 and 8 which are mounted on theuprights 3 in line with the sides of the hull 1 of the vessel.

A car 9 is mounted by the wheels 10 to be capable of movement along theextent of the tracks 5 and 6, and a winding drum 11 is carried by thiscar, in the present instance, being shown as mounted on the shaft of thehoisting motor 12. A dog 13 is provided to work againstteeth of theratchet let and to normally permit turning movement of this winding drum11 in one direction only, that being the direction in which it is drivenby the motor 12. Cables 15 and 16 are led .over the pulleys or sheaves17 and 18 to be connected with the winding drum 11 so that as the drumis turned under the impulse of the motor in the direction permitted bythe ratchet and dog arrangement, these cables will be wound onto thedrum. Suitable cable securing eyes 19 and 20 are provided on the-upperedges of the containers 2 and as the cables 15 and 16 are connected withthese eyes and are each led over the drum 11, as the motor 12 isoperated to rotate the drum 11, the cables will be equally taken in andin consequence the containers 2 will be raised to a position within theconfines of the frame formed by the uprights 3 and may be brought to aposition with its bottom above the top of the hull of the vessel, thedog 13 engaging with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 14 to prevent backmovement of the containers from the raised position. It is not theintention that the car 9 shall be used as a traveling carrier, butrather that the car shall be positioned above one of the containers, andwill then remain in the desired position to operate upon that containerand move the same in a predetermined ver tical path, and thus thepurpose of the tracks 5 and 6 is not to permit movement of the car whileacting as a traveling crane, but

rather to support and permit movement of the car to the desiredpositioning above the predetermined compartment.

As is better shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the bottoms of the containers 2 arearranged in such a manner that they may be given move ment to aninclined position where they form a chute and Where the dischargeopening is provided at that end of the bottom which is inclineddownwardly, and also that they may be brought to the raised or closedposition and will be held in this position to retain the material whichmay be placed in the containers. The bottom 21 is mounted by the hinge22 at the lower edge of one of the ends of the container 2, this hingebeing preferably in the nature of a piano hinge, and triangularly shapedside members 23 are connected with the side edges of this bottom portion21 in a segmental formation "to fit'within the sides of the container sothe inclined end of the bottom 21. A plate 24; is mounted across the topedges of these side members 23 to hold the same spaced the properdistance apart and the retaining hooks 25 are connected at the upperedge of this plate 24 at points adjacent the ends thereof and areextended upwardly to have the hooked portion thereof received over thetop edge of the end against which the plate 2 1 has bearing so that thebottom 21 will be held in the raised or closed relation. The eyes 26 areprovided on the hook members 25 and the cables 27, referring now moreparticularly to Fig. 6, are provided to be connected through these eyes26 to be led up over the pulleys 28 and received around the Winding drum29 connected on the shaft of the hoisting motor 30, thus arranging theparts in such a manner that by exerting a hoisting strain upon thecables 27, the hook members 25 will be raised sufiiciently that thehooked portion thereof may be disengaged from the top edges of the endsof the containers and then by permitting the re turn of the cables overthe pulleys 28, the bottoms may be lowered to give the properinclination to the bottom 21 and to provide a discharge opening of theproper size through which the contents of the contain crs may pass out.

A grooved track 31 is mounted on the side of the hull 1, and a chute 32has a hook plate 33 carried by the under side thereof to be engaged inthis grooved track 31 so that the chute may be secured in the properposition to receive the contents of any one of the containers as it maybe discharged down over the inclined bottom 21 when the bottom has beenmoved to the position shown in the upper part of Fig. 3, and also inFig. -11, and it will of course be understood that this chute 32 may beextended to any length which may be desired. Where the device isconstructed in conjunction with a vessel, it is perhaps desirable thatthe deck plates 34- be hinged at one of the side top edges of the hullto be capable of being swung down over the open upper end of thecontainers 2, this arrangement of the parts being such that as the deckplates or covers 34: are moved to the closed position, a continuous deckor floor is provided over the hull and as these covers are raised, theyare entirely out of the path. of movement of the containers and thecontainers may be raised or lowered as desired.

While I have herein shown and described weasel plied to the ordinarycoal car or to any other carrier orvehicle, the purpose of the samebeingto permit the unloading of the load or cargo without manualhandllng and also to permit this unloading with the greatest speed, alsoit 'will be apparent that a carrier constructed after this manner mightbe loaded with coal, grain, or other commod1- ties by being moved orpropelled beneath a chute from which the commodities to be handled arebeing discharged, this making the several containers very readilyfilled, and further it will be seen that modifications and changes inthe construction and arrangement of the parts other than those whichhave been hereinbefore suggested might be resorted to without departingfrom the spirlt and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to belimited to the exact disclosure but only to such points as may be setforth in the claims.

I claim:

1. A loading and unloading device comprising a plurality ofrectangularly shaped receptacles placed in a side-abutting relation, aframe carried above the positioning of said containers and provided withmembers acting to guide said containers as the same are raised andlowered in a vertical path, a track carried by the supporting structure,a car mountedon said track, means carried by the car to selectivelyraise and lower said containers, said containers having the bottomsthereof hinged to permit swinging movement to an inclined relation todischarge the contents of the containers, and means for releasablyholding said bottoms against swinging movement to the inclined position.i

2. A loading and unloading device comprising a plurality ofrectangularly shaped receptacles placed in a side-abutting relation, aframe carried above the positioning of said containers and provided withmembers acting to guide said containers as the same are raised andlowered in a vertical path, a track carried by the suppof'tingstructure, a car mounted on said track, means carried by the car toselectively raise and lower said containers, said containers having thebottoms thereof hinged to permit swinging movement to an inclinedrelation to discharge the contents of the containers, means for holdingreleasably said bottoms against swinging movement to the inclinedposition, a chute to be positioned in line with the inclined bottom, andmeans to hold the chute in the proper relation with respect to any oneof the containers.

8. A loading and unloading device comprising a plurality ofrectangularly shaped receptacles placed .in a side-abutting ,relati n, aframencarried above the positioning Qf: said Containers and providedwith members acting to guidetsaidvcontainers as the sameare,raisediandflowered in a vertical path, a track carried by ,thesupporting structure, a car mounted on said track, means carricdibythecar to selectively raise and lower said containers, said containershaving the bottoms thereof hinged l to permit swinging movement to aninclined relation to discharge the contents of the containers, means fordetachably holding said bottoms against swinging movement to theinclined position means for limiting the swinging movement of saidbottom, a chute to be positioned in line with the inclined bottom, meansto hold the chute in the proper relation with respect to any one of thecontainers, and a cover plate hinged adjacent each of said containers tobe closed down over the same when the container is in the loweredrelation.

4. A loading and unloading device comprising a plurality of receptaclesplaced in abutting relation, a frame carried above said receptacles andprovided with a plurality of vertically extending guiding tracks forreceiving said receptacles and guiding the same vertically in theirupward movement, a track carried by said vertically extending tracks, acarriage mounted upon said last mentioned track, and means engaging saidreceptacles and carried by said carriage for raising said receptacles toa dumping position.

5. A loading and unloading device comprising a plurality of receptaclesplaced in abutting relation, a frame carried above said receptacles,means for guiding said receptacles vertically upon said frame, a trackcarried above the top of said frame, a car mounted upon said track,lifting cables secured to said receptacles, winding drums carried bysaid car, said cables wound upon said drums, at bottom hinged to eachreceptacle, a cable secured to said bottom and wound upon one of saiddrums, a pawl and ratchet mechanism carried by one of said drums forpermitting said drums to be released and allowing said bottom to swingto an open position, and means for limiting the swinging movement ofsaid bottom.

6. A loading and unloading device comprising a receptacle, a framesupporting said receptacle, means for moving said receptacle verticallyupon said frame, a track carried by the top of said receptacle, liftingcables secured to said receptacle, a car mounted upon said track,winding drums carried by said car and engaging said cables for raisingand lowering said receptacle, a bottom hinged to said receptacle, aguiding rod secured to said bottom and carried by said receptacle,acable engaging said guiddownward swinging movement of said boting'rodand woundupon one of said drums, tom when said rod is released. 10 apawl and ratchet arrangement carried by In testimony whereof I affix mysignature said last mentioned drum, for releasing said in presence oftwo witnesses.

5 rod and permitting said bottom to swing to JOSEPH J. FEELING.

an Open position, and said rod provided With Witnesses:

an overhanging end adapted to engage a JAMES H. STANTON,

portion of said receptacle for limiting the FRANK J. MONTAGUE.

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